Lisa Wilson Strick’s article “What’s So Bad about Being So-So?” states that‚ in today’s society‚ people are too serious to the point that no one does things just for fun‚ but only for competition. There are children who are acting like grown adults instead of children because they are so stressed out about being the best in everything that they do. Friendships are being ruined because no one is safe from today’s competitive edge. Strick’s article tries to instill the thought that we need to go back
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1301 Essay #4 Environmentalism is bad? Is the environmentalist approach for a good environment a helpful or hurtful one? Environmentalists state that their plans are designed to improve the environment; however‚ there are others who see those plans as harmful. Each side will argue convincingly that the environment needs their help‚ because it will not get better on its own; yet the environment has been getting along all by itself for millenniums without assistance. There are good and bad ideas
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Drinking two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day may boost women’s risk for heart disease and diabetes‚ even if they’re not gaining weight‚ a new study suggests. Researchers spent five years tracking 4‚166 women ages 45 to 84. They found that women who downed at least two sugary drinks a day were nearly four times as likely as those who drank no more than one to have high levels of triglycerides‚ a fatty substance that in excess has been linked to heart disease‚ and abnormal levels of fasting
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situation could have been retained if I had followed the law. According to the book‚ the method I chose was retention. The book says that there are two types of retention called active and passive. Sadly‚ both were included in my decision making that day. I consider it active because I was fully aware I was breaking the law but I was going to do it anyways. I knew I was bound to get pulled over sooner or later‚ it was just sooner than I thought. I consider it
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ability to read people; I had a good feeling about this guy. He called two days before Memorial Day and ordered a silk cemetery piece for his mother and one for his father. Not too unusual‚ since my sister and I owned a small flower shop in our hometown and it is common for out-of-state customers to have us deliver their orders to graves they are not able to visit. The fact one piece was to be delivered 25 miles away‚ wasn’t a request we had every day. His mother was buried in our town’s largest
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This Beetle is Not a Bad Beetle In the scientific essay‚ Hope for Animals and Their World by Jane Goodall‚ uses diction of demonstrate is seen to demonstrate her point of view. She does this using the following words “recycling” ‚ “major” and “critters”. These words set a path to help the reader understand the significance of the burying beetles are vital in of the well being of our surrounding ecosystem. The word “recycling” make us realize that the American burying beetle does not negatively
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Halloween because it is becoming a commercial holiday all about spending money‚ the candy being passed out is unhealthy‚ and it is dangerous for little kids who go trick or treating. Don’t let the witch catch you on Halloween night. To begin‚ Halloween is becoming a commercial holiday in which people spend more and more money on costumes and decorations. Costumes are becoming more expensive as the years roll by. I know this because back in the day‚ most of
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Descriptive Essay; My Perfect Place a television‚ a jewelry box‚ or a computer‚ etc. It wasnt real‚ but it was a great place to escape to even if it was just in my mind. It gave me something to hope... Premium Descriptive Essay Describing a Place Patdreka Williams 7-14-12 English 110 Journal Entry A Place When I was a little girl I dreamed of the most extraordinary room in my mind. Being one of the... Premium Descriptive Essay. My Favorite Place
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families were affected by the great loss of life during the war effort. In his V-E Day proclamation‚ President Truman called for every American to join together‚ regardless of their personal God‚ in a day of prayer for all those affected. And thanking God for delivering victory over tyranny‚ in Europe‚ to the Allied Forces. He also asked that they pray for safety as the war in the pacific still raged on (Obama; “V-E Day”). After Truman’s call to action‚ we see a resounding answer as Americans rise
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America every day‚ what’s the answer? The simple answer is yes‚ we need to keep the death penalty‚ and here’s why. The first reason is the death penalty is less cruel than life imprisonment‚ It also lowers crime rate and gives actual justice to the victims and their families. Some of these things you might not
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